The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-01-13

and lowest form. 1t is an addition to
the laboratory, acting in concert with
previous creations in preparing for a
larger one to come-and which larger
did come by regular grades from the
sponge, the oyster and the muscle, up
to the monkey and ourangotang, and
lastly to man, the highest form of ami
NAL life and the master of all other
creations. His body is formed from
the dust of the earth. and all his food
is from the dust of the earth, but he
does not eat the crude earth. The ell
ements collected and evolved by
plants and the lower order of animals
are used for food. See the cattle brows-
ing on a thousand hills converting the
luxurlant grass into beet! and that
beef in few weeks is made into hui
man flesh. The grass collected the
elements from the earth, passed them
to the COW, which in turn handed
them over to the man. We are indeed
formed of the dust of the earth, and
repeat draw all our swtenance from it.
She is the mother of our bodies, and at
death they are returned to her bosom.
10 me the doctrine of evolution is the
sublimest and grandest the human
mind ever conceived. To trace Crea-
ton up from the tiniest vegetable life,
by successive steps until it merges into
animal life of the lowest order, and
then step by step from their lowest or
der, from this less than microscopic
insect up to man and then to think
| that man and all the other creations of
the Almighty shall continue through
all the ages of eternity to be evolved
into higher, grander and more perfect
state of existence, until man who was
worthy 20 be created in Gods image
while on earth. shall be raised to a
plane where he shall be one with
Christ Who is one with the Father !
What higher destiny could man ask ?
And what clearer demonstration of
the power and majesty, and infinite
love Of JEHOVAH, not only for man but
for all His creatures2 Such 4 thought
may give us glimpse Of how big a
thing is the universe. and how inCon-
ceivahlv great, grand and glorious is
the ultimate destination of the small
est atom of this eternal structure,
built up by the will of the everlasting
God whose power, wisdom and love
are infinite. His ways are past find
ing out but He gradually reveals
enough of himself to challenge our
love. worship and entire submission
to His will. He gives more and more
light until the appointed time it shall
shine as the perfect day.
| In order to give mankind some con-
ception of the growth and expansion
(evolution?) of little things Christ
taught that the "kingdom of Heaven
was like grain of mustard seed which
a man took and sowed in his field
which indeed is the smallest of al
seeds, but when it is grown it is the
greatest among herbs and becometh g
tree. so that the birds of the air come
and lodge in the branches thereof
A friend remarked to me the othel
day that Darwin was crank, and he
thought that it was time to stop these
wild speculations and settle doz0n OF
, the good old orthodox Interpretation
/ and construction of the Mosaic writ
t ings. Such doubtless was the reason
ing of many in the days of Luther anc
: OF every other progressive step for tn
attainment of knowledge and enlight
, eminent. The argument is settle 0oze'n
f Science reaches forth her hand ant
: says; "Come, I will lead you to a high
| er eminence and into a stronger light
t and show you some Of the marvelou
} works of our Heavenly Father. H
r does not wish that YOU should spen.
] all your days in the basement, it
J your privilege to go up higher, int
S the upper stories, and to continue t
s go up and up in that mansion no
: made with hands eternal in tie Heav
0 ems. l have the key to many of it
/ rooms and will show you enough t
1 fill your hearts with love, gratitude an
n reverence for the Great Father VIII
t has made such ample provision for h
children. Will you come? You mus
h seek if you would find. Will yo
e Gomez The answer comes back
g "No we will not 60. We think it
IS time to settle dovn. Like the mu
k that has been stirred up in the pool W
e will settle down. We have no aspire
S tons, no desire to climb round b
e round on Jacobs ladder up to til
= heights of Heaven. We prefer t
e settle doom. The milk of the Word
Il sufficient, is all the nourishment W
e need for an infantile condition. "
J. have no appetite for strong meat. "
: will settle DOM. and when Gabri,
blows his trump we expect to be cor
If veyed all the way to the highest stor
y of the Heavenly mansion, with n
d knowledge Of the intermediate steps
J. evolution.
nj 1t is said that Cromwell when arg,
IS ing with his friends would often say
) "By the grace of God l beseech yc
l. to- imagine for a moment that yc
st bassibE may be mistaken" The san
n | would say to friends whose choice